Monthly Archives: March 2012

As Word doc: Download Weekly_flu_report_3-15-12 As PDF: Download Weekly_flu_report_3-15-12 This week's flu report shows that rates of flu-like illness in the state remain relatively stable as compared to last week. Flu vaccine continues to be available in many communities across Massachusetts, and you can find …Continue Reading Weekly Flu Report, March 15th, 2012

Posted by Anne Hemmer, RD, LDN, MS Anne is the Coordinator of the MA Children at Play Program at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The best time to form lifelong healthy eating habits is when kids are young. This means offering …Continue Reading Getting kids to try (and like!) new foods

As Word doc: Download Weekly_flu_report_3-8-12 As PDF: Download Weekly_flu_report_3-8-12 This week's flu report shows a slight decrease in the rate of flu-like illness in the state since last week's edition. In the meantime, flu vaccine continues to be available and can be found at a …Continue Reading Weekly Flu Report, March 8th, 2012

Lani Telian, Department of Public Health This month’s ChopChop newsletter highlights the Kitchen Garden Farm in Sunderland, MA, where happily married owners Tim Wilcox and Caroline Pam have recently teamed up with Jarrett Man of Stone Soup Farm to bring Western Massachusetts, Cambridge …Continue Reading The Kitchen Garden Farm of the future

As Word doc: Download Weekly_flu_report_3-1-12 As PDF: Download Weekly_flu_report_3-1-12 This week's flu report shows that rates of flu-like illness in Massachusetts have picked up since last week. We know that flu season tends to peak in late February and into March — but flu continues …Continue Reading Weekly Flu Report, March 1, 2012